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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread, it being understood that the pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being identical thereto;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of a tire tread, it being understood that the pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread; and,

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of the second embodiment of a tire tread, the opposite side elevational view being identical thereto.

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the inner bead of the sidewall and the peripheral boundary between the tire tread and the sidewall are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D397970
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 7, 1997
Date of Patent: Sep 8, 1998
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Phuoc Thuan Le (Attert), Michel Pierre Charles Robert (Fauvillers)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: T. P. Lewandowski
Application Number: 0/67,265
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D12/147
International Classification: 1215;